St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
SOME TALL FIGURING
To Provide for the Wants of tn
City.

o PROVIDE Tor the wants of the
City.
The meeting called by Mayor Ames Of
the finance committees of the different
boards of the city government and the ways
and means committee of the council was
held last evening at the council chamber,
and was attended by Mayor Ames, Comp
troller Holbrook, A. c. Austin, w. D.
Hale. from the school board; S. c. Gale, E.
A. Merrill, T. B. Janney. A. j. Blethen.
A. b. Barton, George HUM, from the Ex-
position board of directors; Commissioners
Foote, Andrews, Farnham, and Glenn,
from the water board: Aid. Haugan, John
son and EichhOm, from the council com
mlttee on ways and means, and Mayor
AmeS and E. NJ. j ohnsOn, from the school
board.
Mayor Ames in calling the meeting to
order, said he had noticed that the boards
OF the city have each project, and the
board of trade as well. The city could not
issue bonds to supply one-half these de-
mandS which viii be made upon it through
the legislature and keep within the per
cent. limit. He had, therefore, thought it
best to call meeting and hold confer
ence by which an equitable division could
be arranged. Without concerted action he
feared that some departments of the city
would suffer sadly at the expense of Others
The meeting elected his honor chairman
and Aid. Eichhorn secretary. The COMP
troller stated the amount expended by the
city during the twelve months ending Dec
l to be 1914. 1851 %. Mayor Ames
said that the council has ordered 361%
miles of water main, costing S424, 900. and
will only receive 5000. 900 back by special
assessments. Aid. Johnson, from the
council committee Oh legislation gave some
estimates as follows: For sewers, $3.50, 600.
of which 100000 is needed for the North
Minneapolis sewer, and 500, 900 for the
Northeast Minneapolis; $50. 600 for sewers
III the Second and Sixth wards; workhouse
addition, $50, 600; fire and police stations,
$50, 600. For the city's portion of the per-
manent Improvements tor 1887, $303. 900;
for the same purpose in 1883. 500. 900.
There are funds amounting to $40, 900 for
the Franklin avenue and Twentieth avenue
north bridges, which have been authorized
but not issued The comm ttee had also
decided upon a revolving fund to advance
the deferred payments Oh paving, curb, gut
tiers and sewers. TO be payable in five an
nual installmentS, with 5 per cent.
on deferred payments. There is assessed
for the present year for these three I'M
provements 1915, 1000. If this plan for
revolving fund is adopted SIS, 900 will be
paid June l and the balance by the $780,
600 asked for this years issue. Next year
1928. 600 will be necessary to meet the de-
ferred payments.
Maj. Hale stated that the school board
would need at least $780, 900, and should
have five new school, houses.
Commissioner FUote said that the water
board needs 1924. 600 to do the work the
council has ordered for 1887. but would try
to get along with 100000 for the two
years.
The library board, it was stated, would
not ask for help from the city, and no one
was present from the park commission,
but the comptroller stated that it has yet
$50, O00 in bonds to its credit.
Z. A. Merrill, from the Exposition.
asked that authority should be procured
for the city to deed the site of the building
upon the agreement that certain number
OF eXpositions should be given annually.
He also asked that immunity from taxation
should be granted, and that the city should
deed triangular piece of ground attached
to the grounds OF the Winthrop school.
which can be sold for enough to pay off a
So. GEO mortgage OH portion of the EXpo-
sitiOn site and to buy strip of land, not
secured by deed, valued at $1,000.
Aid. Haugan stated that it was the in
tention to ask the legislature not to count
tile sinking fund against the city, and thus
add 1882, GA for this, ard 500. 900 for
next year to the total amount available
Mayor AmeS remarked that the neceSS-
ties Of the city should first be attended to.
He considered the water supply of the
greatest Importance and after that sewer
age. Schools we must have, but parks and
other luXuries can be put off for while
He also thought the exposition should be
foStered. He suggested that a committee
consisting Of one from each board should
be appointed to still further confer with the
council committee on legislation. Col
Glenn made a motion to that effect,
and the following committee was
appointed: Board of education, W. ID.
Hale; water board. c. E. Foote: exposition
E. \. Merrill; library board Mayor Ames:
park commission, d. Morrison. This com
mttee is to meet Jointly Saturday after
noon with the council committee on legis-
lation and the Hennepin delegation.
1t can be seen from the estimates of what
will be needed that some close figuring will
be necessary to come within the per eeut
limit which holds the bonded Indebtedness
down to 5000, 600. Bonds amounting to
So. S39, GOO have either been authorized OF
issued, leaving only 81. 161, 900 for new
bonds. The bonds whose issuance will
probably be asked in round figures are:
School $4,000, water board $500, 900,
sewers $3.50, 900, fire, police and workhouse
$1,000 permanent improvements S4O2,-
300, revolving fund $685. OCO; total. 81, $685.
600. With the addition of S432. 600 from
the sinking fund, which the legislature will
be asked TO exclude from the bonded in
debtedness, and with the valuation of prop
erty, it is hoped to make up the deficit.